§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what guidelines he has issued as to 465W the composition of local education authority standing advisory committees on religious education; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe basis composition of standing advisory councils on religious education (SACREs) is laid down by the Education Reform Act 1988. The Department has recently issued a circular explaining the new requirements for religious education and collective worship in schools, including those for SACREs, and a copy has been placed in the Library.